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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6783768 | Method and apparatus for the coating of substrates for pharmaceutical use Method of coating a substrate which is a belt, sheet, film, or tape, comprising applying an active coating material to the substrate to form an active coating layer, the active coating material comprising biologically active material. The active coating material is ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6517887 | Method and a device for coating a tablet, a capsule, a pill or the like The method relates to a disposable device for the application of a coating (2) on a tablet, a capsule or a pill. The coating (2) is applied enclosing the tablet, capsule or pill (3) during its passage through a bowl formation (4) with a coating mass (5) a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6419969 | Method for manufacturing confectionery bars A method and device for manufacturing confectionery bars in the form of a three dimensional core at least partially covered with at least one layer of boiled sugar confectionery material. The method involves dimensioning at least one continuous band of bo... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5849347 | Method and apparatus for application of anti-agglomeration particulates onto cut extrudates An improved extrusion processing system (10) for sticky extrudates such as candy products is provided which includes an extruder (12) equipped with a die (16) presenting an outlet face (23) and a knife assembly (19) and a knife hood (18). The system (10) ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5744185 | Process and device for extruding and coating foodstuffs A process is disclosed for extruding and coating foodstuffs, in which the foodstuff is extruded by means of an extruder device and, after the extrusion, is cut off by means of a cutting device (4, 5), the material (11), after leaving the extrusion die (2)... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5678476 | Apparatus for the uniform distribution of a food product over a surface A food spreader, particularly for spreading cheese onto a pizza crust, includes a food feed hopper mounted above a food spreader housing having movable paddles therein and a porous bottom member spaced above the surface upon which the food is to be spread... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5162119 | Printing and forming apparatus for making printed baked goods The present invention provides apparatus for making printed foods such as cookies, crackers, and snacks at high production speeds on a continuous basis. The apparatus includes a rotary printer which is synchronized with dough forming apparatus such as a r... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5031567 | Apparatus for preparing portions of paste-form products Paste-form material is shaped into individual portions by an apparatus wherein a feed pipe provides a continuous supply of paste-form product under pressure to a distributor which is synchronized with a cutting device to produce the individual portions wh... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4919075 | Ice slicer with syrup supply mechanism In an ice slicer with syrup supply mechanism, a frame is mounted on a base, a cutter case accommodating a rotary blade is mounted to the frame, a slit is formed in the cutter case, a cutting blade is so mounted as to be exposed to the slit, a syrup discha... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4644901 | Apparatus for making chocolate-coated ice cream cookie sandwiches A low labor, highly efficient process and system for manufacturing chocolate coated ice cream cookie sandwiches is achieved by incorporating conveyor means for transporting the ice cream cookie sandwich through the various stages of its manufacture along ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4454834 | Installation for the coating of individual wafer sheets or the like with a spreading mass An installation for coating baked products, such as wafer sheets, with a viscous, edible spreading mass, such as caramel, includes a transport installation for moving the wafers and a revolvable, generally cylindrical coating roll above the transport inst... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4343603 | Machine for encapsulating food in dough A machine for extruding dough, typically of the bagel variety, about a food, such as a frankfurter, is disclosed. Typically, the frankfurters are loaded into a magazine. The magazine feeds a star wheel at the bottom. The star wheel singulates, rotates and... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4266501 | Cake trimming and icing levelling and smoothing means Means for trimming, icing levelling and smoothing of cakes or the like comprising a generally rectangular framework having posts at the four corners which adjustably receive frame rods and support instrumentalities so that the area within the framework ca... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4112834 | Food processing apparatus An improved apparatus is provided for depositing pepperoni slices which may have a relatively high fat content and grated cheese on a series of pizza pie shells made of pastry. The apparatus includes a main conveyor which is continuously operated to seque... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4063064 | Apparatus for tracking moving workpiece by a laser beam Apparatus is disclosed in a system for drilling holes with a laser beam in a plurality of discrete moving workpieces carried by a support which moves each workpiece sequentially along a predetermined path at a predetermined velocity, the apparatus includi... | 12/13/1977 |
